- What are the negative effects of cannabis use in adolescence?
- Is there a level of cannabis consumption that is considered safe?
- At what point is cannabis use considered to be risky?
- Why has cannabis use become so widespread among young people?
- Does consuming alcohol lead to consuming more cannabis?
- Are there protective and preventative factors against cannabis use that depend on the family?
- If we suspect our son or daughter is smoking marijuana, how can we address the issue at home and what advice can we give them?
- What signs might indicate that our son or daughter has a problem with cannabis?
- Where can I get urine tests to find out if there has been cannabis use?
- Cannabis can be found in different products; are these safer than smoking?
- What can we do to prevent cannabis use in schools?
- What are the risks of cannabis use for mental health, both for occasional and continuous use?
- What is the relationship between smoking marijuana and the onset of psychosis?
- Are there any brief interventions we can do with 15-year-old adolescents transitioning from pediatrics to primary care medicine, to detect substance use and provide an initial approach?
- What materials and techniques can I use to address this topic as a primary care professional?
- How do you explain to a teenager with ADHD that they may be more prone to substance abuse than other people without ADHD?
- Is an ADHD diagnosis associated with early onset of substance use?
Does consuming alcohol lead to consuming more cannabis?
According to ESTUDES, the drugs of early initiation among students aged 14 to 18 are legal drugs: alcohol, tobacco, and non-prescription hypnotics and sedatives.
Cannabis is considered the third most commonly used psychoactive substance among students aged 14 to 18 (after alcohol and tobacco) and the most commonly used illegal drug. Those with problematic cannabis use also tend to consume a lot of alcohol, but alcohol does not necessarily lead to cannabis use.
Similarly, several studies show that cannabis use is not a trigger for the use of other drugs ; however, when it is daily and begins at an early age, it can lead to the use of other illegal drugs. Cannabis use in adolescence is associated with a higher likelihood of developing dependence in adulthood and with the use of other drugs.